Littlefield’s Rise From Legion Clerk to National Leader
Raymond A Littlefield built a notable career in the Rhode Island American Legion, advancing from charter member of James Stanton post to department adjutant in 1924 and alternate national executive committeeman. He served in the Rhode Island National Guard from 1916 and went overseas in World War I with the 73rd Artillery. Born 1895 in Central Falls he was educated locally and remained a key engineering figure within the Legion.
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Raymond BB. Littefield
Department of Rhode Island of the Americasn Legion
Legion
Dainge
Sir. Littlefield
James Stanton
Central Malls
Department
Rhode Island National Guard
Seventy-third ‘Art. C. A
Mr. Littlefield
Central Falls, R. 1
Junior World's Series for Boys' Baseball Teams
The American Legion plans a national junior boys baseball league for ages fourteen to seventeen. Proposed at the Omaha national convention October 5 to 9, the program aims to stage district leagues culminating in a nationwide event. Key supporters include Maj. John L. Grif Ath, Kenesaw M. Landis, J. A. Butler, and Allan Waters who developed the plan and seek Legion sponsorship.
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American Legion
the Legion
Omaha
National Americanism Commission
Legion
John L. Grif Ath
Kenesaw M. Landis
Boys’ ‘League
J. A. Butler
National Amateur Athletic Association
Allan Waters
Elvic Betterment Bureau
Mr. Waters
Jeag
Texas to intercede in oil peninsula land case
Texas plans to intervene in a unique suit as Assistant Attorney General R. J. Randolph prepares the petition. The case involves a peninsula that sank and is now submerged land of about 100 acres at Harris County, once known as Gaillard Peninsula, with the Rat Company holding the surface lease and Humble Company having wells underneath. Gas and oil pressures led to the peninsula’s disappearance beneath salt waters.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
R. J. Randolph
Harris County
Gaillard Peninsula
Rat Company
Humble Company
Oil Production Driven by Wells in Big Lake and Targets
Reagan County production near San Angelo Texas rose as Big Lake Oil Company wells Nos 21 and 27 increased output from a 2450 foot sand late in the week. The gain competed with a wildcat strike by Marland Oil Company on the Mrs M L Baker tract in Upton County and Magnolia Petroleum Fos ter No 2 in Western Mitchell County which yielded higher returns after deepening 18 inches to 287146 feet.
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San Angelo
Tex
Big Lake Oil Company
Marland Oil Company
George B. McCamey
New Well at Taylor Expands Rockdale Field Width
The Bartlet Production Company brought in its sixth well on the Coulter lease in the Rockdale shallow field on Tuesday. The Illison Oil Company also struck a good well on the J. P. Keevil lease on the outskirts of Rockdale, extending the proven field by one mile, making it two miles wider than at operations start.
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Taylor
Geologist Sues for 10 Million in Texan Oil Case
A suit seeks 10 million dollars or an interest in Texan Oil and Land Company properties in Reagan County for services rendered under an alleged agreement between geologist Hugh Tucker and Frank T. Pitrell, vice president, filed in federal court at San Angelo.
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San Angelo
Tex
Texan Oil and Land Company
Reagan County
Hugh Tucker
Frank T. Pickrell
Jesse Couch
United States
San Angeles
Heavy oil swabbed near Boyd discovery in Wortham field
Pure Oil Company is swabbing its No. 25 N. B. Boyd near the Boyd discovery well in the Wortham oil field. The shallow heavy grade oil shows 23 gravity and comes from about 1400 feet, with commercial quantities produced.
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Mexia
Tex
Pure Oil Company
N. B
Wells in Rockdale Field Hit Five Producers
Jennings Oil Company reports success on the MV Herbert Branch lease just north of Rockdale Texas. After two non productive initial wells the fifth well is a good producer, moving west and northwest from earlier locations. The last well yields 25 barrels and the lease now streams over 65 barrels daily.
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Rockdale
Tex
Herbert Branch
Jennings Oil Company
Barker No. 1 oil location announced by Humble
Orange Texas reports Humble Oil and Refining Company announces a new location named Barker No. 1 on the west side of Cow Bayou about one mile south of Humble office between Sinclair Oil and Gas Company's No. 1 Turner and the field. The company has begun rigging up on No. 28 Chesson.
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Orange
Tex
Barker No. 1
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Cow Bayou
Humble
Sinclair Oil and Gas Company
Turner
Chesson
Haywood Tract Drilling Near Bastrop Texas Reinitiated
Drilling operations on the Haywood test seven miles southwest of Bastrop have been resumed after a shutdown due to water conditions. The well drilled by F. E. Skinner is down about 600 feet on the Haywood tract.
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Bastrop
Tex
Haywood
F. E. Skinner
Cuero Oil Test Yields Gas at 1930 Feet
A strong gas showing was observed in the Cuero Oil and Gas Company test in the Five Mile section near Cuero on Sunday at a depth of 1930 feet. The discovery indicates promising subsurface flow as operations continue in the Cuero, Texas area.
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Cuero, Tex Aa
Cuero
Test For Oil At Spinetop Beaumont Tex
After months without results the search for deep oil near Spinetop has resumed. Yount-Lee Oil Company remains the prospector in the current effort.
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Beaumont, Tex
Spinetop
Yount-Lee Oil Company
Gas Line Crosses Brazos Near Rosenberg
The Houston Pipe Line Company contractor building from Linton to Houston has crossed the Brazos River with equipment and lies just south of Rosenberg Texas.
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Rosenberg, Tex
Houston Pipe Line Company
Linton
Houston
Brazos River
Rosenberg
Gulf Refining Company Pays Gasoline Tax in Texas
Gulf Refining Company of Houston paid a one cent gasoline tax totaling 107557 dollars to Comptroller H. Terrell on August 10 for 10,755,700 gallons of gasoline.
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Austin
Tex
Gulf Refining Company of
Houston
Autumn Ne gligees and fur trimmed coats take center stage
Autumn fashion notes highlight simple washable negligees in silk and velvet tones, with geometric prints and modernist patches. Fur trims, gold embroidery, and Parisian influence shape coats and frocks, while corduroy and cotton crepe offer practical autumn options. Julia Bottomley, Western Newspaper Union.
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Paris
Cantaloupe Trials Aim to Pick Fall Market Varieties
Texas Extension notes Webb County trials selecting Honey Ball and other cantaloupe varieties for fall demonstration to gauge growth and fruit quality. Historic results show fall tomato acreage in Webb County and ongoing orchard yield studies in Cherokee County with notes on cultivation, spraying, and soil drainage.
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Webb County
Laredo
Names and wanderings of a Puma and Snow Leopard
In a zoo, a Puma and Snow Leopard discuss names and identity. They note two names each, the value of having a fallback when tired of one, and contrast their good nature with public fear. They reflect on travel, fencing, and life outside captivity as they pace and dream.
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Ounce
Snow Leopard
Puma
the Puma
Had Her Tooth Pulled
Little Dorothy described a dentist visit for a tooth extraction. She recalled the dentist grabbing with tongs and pulling the tooth as she felt near death during the procedure.
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Dorothy
Woman Remembered in Mumbled Plea Across Lines
A fragmented line notes a man claiming he forgot and addressing a woman with a blunt admission. The garbled OCR reflects a strained exchange where a woman asserts identity and memory in a terse, unclear moment.
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Littlefield
A. L
Raymond B. Littlefield
Texas Oil Fields
Rockdale Field
Brazon
Gulf
Julia Bottomley
Western Newspaper Union
General Farm News
C. Hoyle
Extension Service Publications
A. and
M. College of Texas
Texas County
Cherokee County
Pratcher
Hemphill
Forshee
Moss
Nueces
Nueces County
Refugio
Poland
George Evans
Highland County
Ming
Daddys
Axart
Raraee
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